bug(find): when -files0-from is /dev/vhost-net or /dev/vhost-vsock it silences errors

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Difficulty: 3/5
Estimated time: 1-2 days
Newbie friendliness: 55/100

Issue type: Bug
Clarity: Mostly clear
Activity status: Quiet
Tech stack: rust
Domain: cli

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Reproduce the commands using /dev/vhost-net and /dev/vhost-vsock, then compare their output and exit status with GNU find. Trace handling of the -files0-from input and read errors; done means these inputs report the read error and return the expected nonzero status.

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good first issue

Hi, findutils mainteners

we confirmed the find utility, silences errors, while the gnu correctly output them

relunsec@relunsec:~/software/findutils/target/debug$ sudo /bin/find -files0-from /dev/vhost-vsock
/bin/find: ‘/dev/vhost-vsock’: read error: File descriptor in bad state
relunsec@relunsec:~/software/findutils/target/debug$ sudo /bin/find -files0-from /dev/vhost-net
/bin/find: ‘/dev/vhost-net’: read error: File descriptor in bad state
relunsec@relunsec:~/software/findutils/target/debug$ sudo ./find -files0-from /dev/vhost-net
relunsec@relunsec:~/software/findutils/target/debug$ sudo ./find -files0-from /dev/vhost-vsock
relunsec@relunsec:~/software/findutils/target/debug$ sudo ./find -files0-from /dev/vhost-vsock
relunsec@relunsec:~/software/findutils/target/debug$ echo $?
0
relunsec@relunsec:~/software/findutils/target/debug$

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